Targeting the complement pathway as a therapeutic strategy in lung cancer

EK Kleczko, JW Kwak, EL Schenk… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women. Lung
adenocarcinoma (LUAD), represents approximately 40% of all lung cancer cases. Advances …

A new dawn for the use of thiazolidinediones in cancer therapy

H Joshi, T Pal, CS Ramaa - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of PPAR-γ ligands is predominantly known
for its insulin sensitization activity. Unfortunately, these drugs have discernible side effects at …

Enhancement of auranofin-induced lung cancer cell apoptosis by selenocystine, a natural inhibitor of TrxR1 in vitro and in vivo

C Fan, W Zheng, X Fu, X Li, YS Wong, T Chen - Cell death & disease, 2014 - nature.com
Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is overpressed in many human tumors and has a key role in
regulating intracellular redox balance. Recently, thioredoxin system has emerged as a …

[HTML][HTML] Artemisinin and its derivatives can significantly inhibit lung tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis through Wnt/β-catenin signaling

Y Tong, Y Liu, H Zheng, L Zheng, W Liu, J Wu, R Ou… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most prevalent malignancy worldwide given its
high incidence, considerable mortality, and poor prognosis. The anti-malaria compounds …

IL-1β-mediated repression of microRNA-101 is crucial for inflammation-promoted lung tumorigenesis

L Wang, LF Zhang, J Wu, SJ Xu, YY Xu, D Li, JT Lou… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Inflammatory stimuli clearly contribute to lung cancer development and progression, but the
underlying pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. We found that the …

Shikonin inhibits gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer by inhibiting TrxR and activating the EGFR proteasomal degradation pathway

X Li, XX Fan, ZB Jiang, WTY Loo, XJ Yao… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the dominant type of lung cancer. Molecular
targeting has highly improved the treatment efficacy of lung cancer, but new challenges …

Shikonin enhances sensitization of gefitinib against wild-type EGFR non-small cell lung cancer via inhibition PKM2/stat3/cyclinD1 signal pathway

J Tang, YG Ren, J Zhao, F Long, J Chen, Z Jiang - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Mutant EGFR Non-small cell lung cancer has benefit from gefitinib, but it has
limited effect for wild-type EGFR tumors. Shikonin, a natural naphthoquinone isolated from a …

[HTML][HTML] Knockdown of homeobox B5 (HOXB5) inhibits cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in non-small cell lung cancer cells through inactivation of the Wnt/β …

B Zhang, N Li, H Zhang - Oncology research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Homeobox B5 (HOXB5), a member of the HOX gene family, has been shown to
play an important role in tumor progression. However, the expression and functional role of …

Synthesis and evaluation of triazole linked glycosylated 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid derivatives as anticancer agents

PK Parida, A Sau, T Ghosh, K Jana, K Biswas… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
A series of glycosyl triazol linked 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) derivatives have been
synthesized using 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of per-O-acetylated glycosyl azide …

Pharmacological modulation of lung carcinogenesis in smokers: preclinical and clinical evidence

S De Flora, G Ganchev, M Iltcheva, S La Maestra… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Many drugs in common use possess pleiotropic properties that make them capable of
interfering with carcinogenesis mechanisms. We discuss here the ability of pharmacological …